Handling calls on a shared speech-enabled device
US10911594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/227
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some implementations, a determination that a first party has spoken a query for a voice-enabled virtual assistant during a voice call between the first party and a second party is made, in response to the determination that the first party has spoken the query for the voice-enabled virtual assistant during the voice call between the first party and the second party, the voice call between the first party and the second party is placed on hold, a determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has resolved the query is made, and in response to the determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has handled the query, the voice call between the first party and the second party is resumed from hold.
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